Originally Posted by
Rjk
I would argue that she's been more irresponsible than incompetent.
We've seen from the 9 various options for brexit, all roundly defeated in parliament the other day that there isn't a solution that has enough support to go through. She's been playing for time to be able to use the deadline as an extra incentive to get people on board with her plan, or face a potentially worse option in no deal, or no brexit depending on your viewpoint.
I don't think a better deal could have been negotiated with the EU, as they set their stall out at the start and have stuck to it resolutely.